Massage "Safe and Effective" for Cancer Patients

New research shows massage therapy may have immediate benefits on mood and pain among patients with advanced cancer. The study was funded by the National Institutes of Health and appears in the Sept. 16 issue of Annals of Internal Medicine.

“When patients near the end of life, the goals of medical care change from trying to cure disease to making the patient as comfortable as possible,” said Jean S. Kutner, M.D., associate professor of medicine, Division of General Internal Medicine at the University of Colorado Denver School of Medicine. “This study is important because it shows massage is a safe and effective way to provide immediate relief to patients with advanced cancer.”

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